Improvement in umbrella-tip retainers



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Umbrella `Tip Retainers.

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coMEGYs c. LUsBY ANDv WILLIAM W. WINTER, 0E PEILADELPEIA, PA.

IMPROVEMENT IN UMBRELLA-TIP RIETAINERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,405, dated May 27, 1873; application led March 21, 1873.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, C. 0. LUsEv and WINTER, of Philadelphia, in

sylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella and Parasol Tip-Retainer; and We do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and luse it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification:

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view yof an umbrella with our improvement attached. Fig. 2 is a central sectional view of our improved tip-retainer.

` Our invention consists of a tip-retainer for umbrellas and parasols, and is made wholly or in part of elastic material, as hereinafter described.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates our invention, A is an umbrella-handle with a tip-retainer applied. The retainer consists of three parts, which are, however, intended to be formed in one piece, of some elastic material, preferably India rubber. These three parts are respectively designated as rthe collar, spring-band, and retainer, and are represented at a, al, and a2. v

The object-of the collar is to hold the tip-retainer in position on the handle 5 and to this end it is so constructed that it will bind said handle. cient strength for this purpose, it is made in the form of a shoulder or roll. The material of which it is composed being ilexible and elastic, it will be seen that it can be readily adapted to any ordinary-sized handle, and will yet retain itself firmly in without pins or similar material suggested is, that a stock of the tip-retainer can be manufactured and sold without preliminary measurement of the handle to which they are applied, the elasticity of the material perill 4said band, which, like In order to give it su.

mitting their readyV application to different slzes.

The retainer or part which embraces the tips is shown at a2, and is formed, like the collar, of suitable iiexible and elastic material, preferably of India rubber.

The advantage of using material of this kind for the retainer is, that it may be readily forced over and withdrawn from the tips; will hold them securely when in position, and yet is not liable to break the tips or draw olf the extremities or heads, as a retainer of rigid material is likely to do.

The collar a and retainer a2 are connected, as shown, byan elastic band, al.

The design of this band is not only to connect the collar and retainer, but also to force the latter in the' direction of the tips, at the same time permitting said retainer to be readily withdrawn from the tips withoutV rollin .i

As will be observed, the material forming that of the collar and retainer is flexible and elastic, is thinner or slighter than that in said collar and re-A tainer, so that it will readily yield to pressure when it is desired tainer a2 from the tips, bending or folding about or at the point of junction with the retainer a2. It should, however, have suicient body to force the retainer in the direction of the tips, when the nger-pressure exerted in releasing the tips is withdrawn from the re tainer.

The configuration of the collar may, it is obvious, be varied, if desired, and a rigid ring may with advantage be applied, as shown at a3, to the retainer. This rigid ring will impart additional strength to the retainer, and the latter may thus be advantageously constructed slighter' than would be' admissible if the rigid ring were not employed.

' What we claim is:

1. The umbrella-tip retainer having"` the stili1 collar a, thin elastic body a2, and springband al, constructed substantially as. -described, and applied to the umbrella or parasol handle in such manner that it may be to withdraw the re- .sprung b aekV from the tips, but not turned In testimony that We claim the foregoing inside out or reversed, substantially as spec- We have hereunto set our hands this 19th day ifed. ofMarel1,lS73. p

2. The elestie umbrella or parasol tip-re- GOMEGYS GOSDEN LUSBY. teiner having the Inet-allie band a3 applied to WILLIAM W. WINTER.

the outer surface of the spring-band al, sub- Witnesses:

stantally as shown and described, and for the GEO. G. SHELMERDINE, purpose specified. M. DANL. OONNOLLY. 

